The Vista Ridge Wolves will take on the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Vista Ridge has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Vista Ridge lost 17-9 to Pueblo West on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Cyclones: they've now lost five in a row.
Jocelynn Kalkman made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylani Jusino, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers 20-8. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
DonnaPaola Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Martinez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Mesa Ridge got a massive performance out of Nahlia(Taco) Zunk, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave Zunk a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Serenity Higgins, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
Mesa Ridge's win bumped their record up to 13-7-1. As for Vista Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
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